Edith Benner (nee Cohen), a native of Milwaukee, died July 1 of natural causes. She was 97.
A 1923 graduate of Washington High School, she became vice president of Benner Leather Goods Company in Milwaukee.
She was a member of Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue and its sisterhood, Hadassah, B’nai B’rith, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Leather Goods Association of America.
“Edith enjoyed her business life, friends and hobbies,” including cooking, bridge, mahjong, oil painting, crochet, needlepoint, ceramic art, reading and being a grandparent, according to members of her family.
She will be remembered for “her warmth, generosity and marvelous cooking and baking,” family members said, adding, “She never found a recipe into which she couldn’t infuse more calories.”
She was preceded in death by husband Samuel Benner in 1991. Survivors include daughter Marcia (Leonard) Kleinerman of Milwaukee; son Alan (Toni) Benner of Solana Beach, Calif.; sister Maxine (Oscar) Jawor of Shorewood; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Rabbi Gideon Goldenholz officiated at graveside services, July 3. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Memorials to Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue or the charity of the donor’s choice would be appreciated by the family.
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